Wright-Way Rescue

Analysis

Wright-Way Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Morton Grove, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wright-Way Rescue reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.0m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wright-Way Rescue sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Societys Mountain Shelter Inc ($3.0m), Alaska Zoo ($3.0m) and Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $906k, net assets of $880k. It reported 137 employees.